Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-21
MISS wnLARp's LECr,IRE


tales and the law and you can't sell
opium here. We women think liquor
just as bad and you legalize the sale of
alcoholic drinks. So we come to YOU
voters and ask that you vote right in
this matter.
In the home of my childhood. my
father used to come home from the
election and mother would ask, What
did You vote about? But nothing
seemed to especially interest her, until
the anti-slavery measures became living
issues. The present condition of the
liquor traffic now seems to me as great
an evil. The child in the saloon is in
as great danger as was the slave in the
market place. My mother had an idea
that the world ought to be larger
home. Women look for a majority tC
realize the present need of reform.
l come to ask you voters, to represent
by your vote, the women you leave be.
hind you. Count the opinions of the
members of the family at your home.
The balance of opinion will be against
the saloon, if you count the women and
children.
The excuse of saloon keepers FOL
keeping saloon is that somebody else
would keep it if they didn't. And
have talked with some christian men
who try to put me off with just the same
excuse.
Wouldn't it be the right way, as vo-
ters. your vote does represent the wo-
men of your family, and Iappeal to you
to vote accordingly.
/ have had some votes cast for me
Five votes | am proud of. One dea
old uncle said to me, "Vell Frances
have voted for you, your way" Their
Miss Willard told in an exceedingly
pleasing way of an Irishman who hat
worked for her father and been taught
to read at their kitchen table, who il
gratitude, at the recent election took hi
three son to vote with him and wrote t.
her to tell her every mothers son O.
us voted your way, because you hat
done so much for me" Aud she added
Iwould much rather have this homes
Irishman vote for me, than have tn,
lily fingered dude vote against me.
l hope the time will come. when M
vote can be cast by my own self
respecting self. Hopeful news comes t.
us form Kansas. In Leaverworth a
the last election the saloons were closed
the gambling houses were closed, tn,
haunts of infany were closed and the
vote carried for city council in favor o
these reforms. The votes of women
reversed the preceding order of things
and made this magnificent success.
In regard to prohibitory law, there
are two parties; one don't want il en-
forced, the other says it shall be cnfor
ced. We want the enforcer behind tn,
law. Women will help put the righr
kind of men in Office. Because off their
lack of strength, women will be forever
the enemy of the saloon. This grand
movement to give women the ballot is
worth working for. Don't let's stand
with arms hanging down; they've got
averice on their side. Set of" force
against force. A mothers love for good
in her boy as sons appetite for evil;
but we need all the strength of manhood
and womanhood together to Danish the
evils in the way. Let us try to drive
out the serpent from the land
With the help of the temperance men,
we can put one great enemy, the liquor
traffic to fight.
No woman need be less womanly be-
cause she votes.
We place womanlincss first, afterword
what you will.
Do not think | have wandered from
my subject. This is all Prohibition, all
Prohibition. We want good women to
stand by good men and gain the balance
OF power Let me here make plea for
the White Ribbon, our emblem of purity
peace and patriotism. Let men and
women enter into the spirit of the work.
Let me urge upon you that this is n
christian work. Christian hearts have
labored for it and prayed for its success.
1t is religious movement; it is great
religious warfare.
BE of good cheer. Miss Willard here
gave Il touching account of the great
sorrow that came to her in the death of
her sister. She explained that it was
chiefly through her sisters life and part
ing words in her afIectionatc last
farewell, "TeIl every body to be good, "
that she was led to enter the service Of
God and Home and Native LAID. Her
words inspired her listeners with her
w6manliness, her purity, truth and
double purpose.
Her last appeal was; Gods cause is
ours. Cast in your lot with us.
THE END.